Haiyue
(notes on materia medica)
[synonyms] Jingyu (Linhai foreign body records), Xiayu (dietotherapy materia medica), Haijing, gaoyepan (lingbiao Liuyi), oyster mirror (Minzhong haicuoshu), Shijing (Hainan records), Chuangbei (zoology Dictionary).
[source] it's the meat of Haiyue, a clam.
Sea moon
Shell 2 pieces, round and flat, thin, transparent, the edge is easy to break. The left shell is convex and the right shell is flat. The radial ribs and concentric growth lines on the shell surface are very fine and dense, and the growth lines near the abdominal margin are slightly scaly. The surface of the shell is white and the top is purplish. The inner surface of the shell is also white with mica like luster. The right shell has two tooth tips of different lengths, arranged in a "∧" shape, and the corresponding part of the left shell forms two depressions with purple black ligaments. There was one adductor muscle with round scar in the center of the shell. The feet degenerate into fingers.
It lives in the middle and lower intertidal zone of warm sea and on the sandy or muddy beach surface of shallow sea. The right shell is down and the left shell is up. It is distributed in the southeast coast.
The shell of this animal is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.
[collection] all year round. When the tide is low, go to the beach to catch.
Sweet and smooth.
① Cui Yuxi's book of food: "it's pungent, too cold and nontoxic. "
② "Gangmu": "Gan Xin, Ping, non-toxic. "
[functions and indications] 1. Cui Yuxi's "food classic" says: "it can benefit the intestines and intestines, remove the obstruction, jaundice, and quench thirst. "
② "Dietotherapy Materia Medica": "it is mainly used to eliminate phlegm, and it is good to mix raw pepper sauce with food. It can eliminate all kinds of food and make people hungry easily. "
Chinese PinYin : Hai Yue
Haiyue